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Because the triangle are right triangles, we know the hypotenuses are diameters of circles <math>A</math> and <math>B</math>. Thus, their radii are 2.5 and 6.5 (respectively). Square the two numbers and multiply <math>\pi</math> to get <math>6.25\pi</math> and <math>42.25\pi</math> as the areas of the circles. Multiply 4 on both numbers to get <math>25\pi</math> and <math>169\pi</math>. Cancel out the <math>\pi</math>, and lastly, divide, to get your answer <math>=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.</math>  
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Because the triangles are right triangles, we know the hypotenuses are diameters of circles <math>A</math> and <math>B</math>. Thus, their radii are 2.5 and 6.5 (respectively). Square the two numbers and multiply <math>\pi</math> to get <math>6.25\pi</math> and <math>42.25\pi</math> as the areas of the circles. Multiply 4 on both numbers to get <math>25\pi</math> and <math>169\pi</math>. Cancel out the <math>\pi</math>, and lastly, divide, to get your answer <math>=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.</math>  
  
  
 
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~Failure.net
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==Solution 1.5 (Way FASTER! Use in the contest)==
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With right triangles inscribed in circles, the hypotenuse must be the diameter. Therefore, the ratio of radii is <math>\frac{5}{13}</math>  which means the  area ratio is just <math>\frac{5^2}{13^2}</math>  so,  <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.</math>
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==Video Solution by Interstigation==
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https://youtu.be/gDnmvcOzxjg?si=cYB6uChy7Ue0UT4L
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Latest revision as of 21:13, 29 January 2024

The following problem is from both the 2023 AMC 10B #3 and 2023 AMC 12B #3, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

A $3-4-5$ right triangle is inscribed in circle $A$, and a $5-12-13$ right triangle is inscribed in circle $B$. What is the ratio of the area of circle $A$ to the area of circle $B$?

$\textbf{(A) }\frac{9}{25}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\frac{1}{9}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\frac{1}{5}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\frac{4}{25}$

Solution 1

Because the triangles are right triangles, we know the hypotenuses are diameters of circles $A$ and $B$. Thus, their radii are 2.5 and 6.5 (respectively). Square the two numbers and multiply $\pi$ to get $6.25\pi$ and $42.25\pi$ as the areas of the circles. Multiply 4 on both numbers to get $25\pi$ and $169\pi$. Cancel out the $\pi$, and lastly, divide, to get your answer $=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.$


~Failure.net

Solution 1.5 (Way FASTER! Use in the contest)

With right triangles inscribed in circles, the hypotenuse must be the diameter. Therefore, the ratio of radii is $\frac{5}{13}$ which means the area ratio is just $\frac{5^2}{13^2}$ so, $\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.$

-Mismatchedcubing/Andrew_Lu

Solution 2

Since the arc angle of the diameter of a circle is $90$ degrees, the hypotenuse of each these two triangles is respectively the diameter of circles $A$ and $B$.

Therefore the ratio of the areas equals the radius of circle $A$ squared : the radius of circle $B$ squared $=$ $0.5\times$ the diameter of circle $A$, squared : $0.5\times$ the diameter of circle $B$, squared $=$ the diameter of circle $A$, squared: the diameter of circle $B$, squared $=\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.$


~Mintylemon66

Solution 3

The ratio of areas of circles is the same as the ratios of the diameters squared (since they are similar figures). Since this is a right triangle the hypotenuse of each triangle will be the diameter of the circle. This yields the expression $\frac{5^2}{13^2} =\boxed{\textbf{(D) }\frac{25}{169}}.$

~vsinghminhas

Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)

https://youtu.be/EuLkw8HFdk4?si=R0r3rh5MCqQXLG9G&t=587

~Math-X

Video Solution (Quick and Easy!)

https://youtu.be/Chw1TTyPiZE

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution 1 by SpreadTheMathLove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUnhwbA5_So

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/JeokECZJQko


~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)

Video Solution by Interstigation

https://youtu.be/gDnmvcOzxjg?si=cYB6uChy7Ue0UT4L

See also

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